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Lazy Mornings

Still riding the last swell of the summer vacation wave, my daily routine is almost entirely the opposite of what I might have done last year. Still buzzing from caffeine, working into the long hours of the night, it takes a lot to finally close up the laptop and close my eyes. With my shift at work starting at 4:00, it’s almost reasonable to stay asleep for as long as possible, although now those times are stretching later and later into the morning, corresponding with my 3- or 4- am bed time. Waking up around 11 to an empty house, a comfortable quiet hangs in the air, as I slowly make my way into the kitchen, still clad in full pajamas for at least another hour. This may sound terribly lazy, but for the time being, this new routine seems to suit me just fine. Slowly sipping on coffee and contemplating the day’s tasks, the only thing that I might rather would be…

An appropriate lazy-day breakfast, perhaps! Of course, donuts are no longer a lazy treat, since I can’t just run out and pick up a box at the neighborhood Donking Donuts. Although it takes a bit of initiative to take on such a venture so “early” in the morning, it’s no trouble at all to whip up one or two felt donuts instead. Too bad that only satisfies the basic impulse, not so much my appetite!

30 thoughts on “Lazy Mornings”

I used to be a late night person, for many years. Until one summer when I lived in the countryside in Italy, and discovered how much I love waking up early. Still, I often get home from teaching at 9 pm and still have to make dinner, so I have many late nights myself.

my favorite lazy day breakfast is always something special like waffles or crepes or french toast… with fruit and OJ and coffee… so un-original, but I think that’s why it’s so satisfying.

I have yet to make vegan donuts… I’m not sure I’d be able to eat them after seeing how they’re made!

I haven’t had a donut in ages! The felt ones might not taste as good as the real thing, but they sure are cuter. My favorite breakfast on all days, lazy or not, is cereal. I can’t wait to get out of bed and have my bowl.

I have a “lazy” breakfast every weekend – I buy “Now and Zen” cinnamon raisin rolls from Trader Joe’s ($4.49 for 5 rolls) and keep them in the refrigerator. Warm up the roll in the toaster oven, slather with a Tb of maple butter ($12 at Rainbow Grocery, lasts a long time) and eat with chai over the backgammon board in the backyard.

Funny – all these bloggers are talking about the “last swell of summer” and ‘Indian summer” and preparing for winter — we’re just getting summer here! Sept and Oct are the nicest months in the SF Bay Area, and I’ll still be picking tomatoes in November! (But for the most part, it’s freaking cold year round close to the Bay – I’m not a fan of 55 degrees).

Being lazy is fun & you deserve to be as lazy as you want, if you ask me. My lazy day breakfast would probably be granola & yogurt. It takes about 30 seconds to plop into a bowl, but provides me with plenty of energy & lots of protein for the day ahead. But I also love to made roasted potatoes, and since I don’t peel them, they’re really easy to pull off with minimal effort.

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